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2 Inductive and — == Deductive Reasoning “wiyenu = yey Select a partner and answer ®ach item. aa j Look carefully at the figures, what is next? RSeZ AK Study the Pattern. Draw the next figure. e e ee e ee eee . My mathematics teacher is strict, My previous mathematics teacher was strict. | Tita's mathematics teacher is strict too. Tita's previous mathematics teacher was also strict. What can you say about mathematics teachers? — 24 x 10 = 240 2345 x 10 = I Every time Jackie visits her doctor, she receives excellent services. With this she believes that Discuss the following questions with your partner. How did you arrive at your answer? Did you agree at once on your answer? . Were there arguments between you and your partner? What you have experienced is inductive feasoning. Give 3 examples of inductive reasoning. ; : . Based on the activity, what is inductive reasoning? Inductive reasoning uses specific examples to arrive at a general tule, generalizations, or conclusions. A ee ICUBRACUSE Ne Complete the table below. 1. Filipinos are hospitable. Bonifacio is a Filipino. 2. If points are collinear, the same plane Points R, M, and N are collinear. 3. A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides. Aparallelogramis a quadfilateral. %. Smoking can cause cancer. Tomas smokes. 5. An-angle is acute if its measure is between 0° and 90°. Angle B is acute. You have just experienced deductive reasoning. Can you give the difference betwee, inductive and deductive reasoning? then they lie on Deductive reasoning uses basic and/or general statements to arrive at a conclusion. The parts of a deductive reasoning are: + Hypothesis — the statement which is accepted or known at the beginning * Conclusion — the statement drawn from the hypothesis. Exercise 3 ‘ Draw a conclusion from each given situation and identify the kind of reasoning used. 1. 5, 10,15, 20. The next number is F 2. — Coplanar points are points on the same plane. X,Y, Z are coplanar. Therefore, . Aregular polygon is equilateral. BEL i ; edna lygon is equilateral. BELEN is a regular pentagon. - Achild’s teacher in ; Pre-school was a female. In his grades 1 and 2, his teacte® f were both female. The child may say that - Filipino: i 4 $ are a peace-loving people. Juliais a Filipino. Therefore, =~ 2 8 wars com, supply the conclusion for the Given hypothesis = If 21 = 22, then If AB = CE, then If 2B and 2E are complementary, then If m23 + mz5 = 180, then If 2A and 2X form a linear pair, then ‘ gens 3. Supply avalid conclusion for the given hypothesis on the first blank and the corresponding reason on the second blank 6. If ZBis a right angle, then sive et 7. lfmz3 + mz4 = 180, thane OS 8. If PM bisects 2APO, then % 9. if BPLBC, then z 10. _ If ABOS is isosceles, then From the hypothesis you formulate another statement, that is, the conclusion. Where do you base the conclusion? Recall the undefined terms, definitions, and postulates we have discussed. You will be ‘ecall the , Using them in the next lesson

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